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pistol

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Add: an epistle, letter Hieronimus áwrát ǽnne pistol be forðsíðe þǽre eádigan Marian sumum hálgan mǽdene . . . Hé dihte þisne pistol Paulam, Hml. Th. i. 436, 6-21.

hopian

(v.)
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hopian, p. ode, ede

To hope, have hope or confidence [in a person], expect, watch for [with gen.]

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Ðá fíf cyningas hopodon lífe the five kings hoped to save their lives, Jos.10, 16. Ne hopige nán man ðyssere leásunge, Homl. Th. ii. 572, 21.

Linked entries: á-hopian tó-hopian

be-delfan

to dig a graveto dig aboutto buryput under ground,to buryput in a grave or tomb

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Add: to dig a grave Þá byrgena mon feor on eorðan bedelfe, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 12. to dig about Þæt treów bið bedolfen, Hml.

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Then the lot fell to Quintus Flaminius, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 202, 33.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

ge-wícnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wícnian, p. ode
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Th. ii. 174, 6

Linked entry: wícnian

ofer-sceáwian

(v.)
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Ep̃s is . . . on Englisc sceáwere, for þám þe hé is geset þám ꝥ hé ofersceáwian sceole mid hys gýmene þá lǽwedan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 22. Biscop sceal. . . beón his leóda hyrde . . . ealle ofersceáwigende, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 6. Add

scildan

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Add: to provide protection for a person (dat. ) Móton þá hyrdas beón swíðe wacore . . . þe wið þone þeódsceaðan folce sceolon scyldan, Ll. Th. i. 374, 28. Á hé sceal scyldan crístenum mannum wið ǽlc þǽra þinga þe synlic bið, ii. 312, 23

híd-gild

(n.)
Grammar
híd-gild, es; n.

A land taxtax paid on every hide

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Th. 439, 22

ge-wénan

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Ox. 803. to think probable, expect Ne ꝥ gewoene ꝥ mæge styrnisse giworða that a tumult need not be expected; ne forte tumultus fieret, Mk. R. 14, 2. to hope for Þá hwíle ðe ðǽr bið gewéned ǽnig behreówsung, Hml. Th. ii. 340, 6

hyldu

(n.)
Grammar
hyldu, e; hyldo; indecl. f.

Kindnessfavouraffectionfriendshipgracefidelityloyalty

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Th. 72, 21. His hyldo is unc betere gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo his favour is better for us to gain than his hostility, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 20; Gen. 659.

Linked entry: helde

ge-hínan

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Gehéned exac-toratus 70, 9. to oppress, afflict, reduce to misery Þæt gehýreð God, and hí gehýneð eác God shall hear, and afflict them (A. V. ), Ps. Th. 54, 19. Ne gehéne (gehýn, v. l.) þú hine mid þý eácan non eum usuris opprimes Ll.

be-lífan

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Add: to remain, not to move from a place Abraham beláf þǽr, Gen. 21, 32: Chr. 1018; P. 155, 13. Seó scipfyrd beláf the fleet did not move, 1052; P. 177, 23. xl. scypa belifon mid þam cynge, 1018; P. 154, 14. Him twá mǽgða belifon, Hml.

hǽþen-gilda

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Þá wurdon getealde án hund þǽra hǽðengylda þe ðæs temples gýmdon, and nán man ne mihte heora ǽhta geríman, Hml. Th. ii. 484, 22. Hé ofslóh ðá hǽðengildan (cf. deofolgildan, 112) he slew the priests of Baal, Hml. S. 18, 155

ge-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swebban, p. ge-swefde, ge-swefede: ge-sweflan; p. ode.
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Take here ge-sweflan in Dict., and add: of living things, to send to sleep, lull Ðá drýmen hæfdon him mid twégen ormǽte dracan; ac se apostol þá dracan geswefode, Hml. Th. ii. 474, 7, Geswefed sopitus (somno), An.

Linked entry: ge-swefian

be-weardian

(v.)
Grammar
be-weardian, -weardigan; part. -weardigende; p. ode; pp. od

To ward, protect, keepcustodireprotegere, observare

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To ward, protect, keep; custodire; protegere, observare Ðú, Drihten, beweardast us tu, Domine, custodies nos, Ps. Spl. 11, 8. Hálige englas ða dǽda beweardiaþ holy angels protect the deeds, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 31. Beweardigende observantes, Ps.

á-sendan

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Ásend swylcne dóm ofer þá cyningas swylcne hig ofer þone Hǽlend ásendon, St. A. 38, 21-3. wíte ásend mid unsehte relegatus. Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 23. On wræcsíð ásend, Hml. Th. i. 488, 16. Ásend intromittitur, An. Ox. 5118. Add

béd-rǽden

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béd-rǽden, l. bed-rǽden,

Prayers

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Wé habbaþ heom geunnen þá bedrǽddene for lífe and for déþe we have promised to pray for them while alive and after death, Cht. Th. 436, 15

ealdor-dóm

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Þá gecorenan ðe ... þá lǽssan gebróðru oferstígað mid ealdorscipe, þá habbað heora dǽl betwux ðám heofenlícum ealderdómum ( principalities, Col. 1, 16), Hml.

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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Þá seó hálignes hym wæs bróht, þá feóll hé nyðer ástreht and myd ryhtum geleáfan hyne þǽrtó geeádmédde, 189, 247. Ne geeáðméde þú þé hira unrihtum godum noli adorare deum alienum, Ex. 34, 14.

gita

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gita, l. gíta,
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Næs ðeós eorðe besmiten þá géta beornes blóde, Met. 8, 33. in interrogative sentences Hwæðer sǽ þá gýta dǽl ǽnigne eorðan ofgifen hæfde, Gen. 1453. 1. Cf. gít; 1 Þá þing þe ic hér gíta geþeóde ea quae subjungo, Gr. D. 42, 18. 2.